How to Play Love Is Like A Butterfly on Guitar?

Dolly Parton - Love Is Like A Butterfly can be played in the key of D using the D, C, G, A, E7 chords. For D, To play D, press fret 2 on the low E string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the G string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the high E string with finger 2, let A, D ring open, mute B. For C, To play C, press fret 1 on the B string with finger 2, let low E, G, high E ring open, mute A, D. For G, To play G, press fret 2 on the A string with finger 2, let D, G, B ring open, mute low E, high E. For A, To play A, press fret 2 on the D string with finger 2, let low E, A, high E ring open, mute G, B. For E7, To play E7, let low E, D, B, high E ring open, mute A, G. Barre: Use your index finger to press multiple strings on the same fret, keeping your finger flat. You can play Love Is Like A Butterfly with the ↓-↓↑-↑↓↑ strumming pattern.

Dolly Parton - Love Is Like A Butterfly Chords

Chord reference D, C, G, A, E7

Rhythm tips ↓-↓↑-↑↓↑

[D] [C] [D] [D]Love is like a butterfly as [G]soft and gentle [D]as a sigh The [G]multi-colored [D]moods of love are [C]like its [G]satin [D]wings [D]Love makes you heart feel strange inside [G]It flutters like soft [D]wings in flight [G]Love is like a [D]butterfly a [C]rare and [G]gentle [D]thing

[D]I feel it when you’re with me [G]It happens when you [D]kiss me That [G]rare and gentle [D]feeling [E7]that I feel [A]inside [D]Your touch is soft and gentle [G]Your kiss is warm and [D]tender [G]Whenever I am [D]with you I [A]think of butter[D]flies

[D]Love is like a butterfly as [G]soft and gentle [D]as a sigh [G]The multi-colored [D]moods of love are [C]like its [G]satin [D]wings [D]Love makes you heart feel strange inside [G]It flutters like soft [D]wings in flight [G]Love is like a [D]butterfly, a [C]rare and [G]gentle [D]thing

[D]Your laughter brings me sunshine [G]Everyday is [D]springtime And [G]I am only [D]happy [E7]when you are by my [A]side How [D]precious is this love we share [G]How very precious, [D]sweet and rare [G]Together we [D]belong like daffo[A]dils and butter[D]flies

Artist Dolly Parton

Album Love Is Like a Butterfly

Genres Country

Year 1974

Key D

Dolly Parton - Love Is Like A Butterfly can be played in the key of D using the D, C, G, A, E7 chords.

For D, To play D, press fret 2 on the low E string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the G string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the high E string with finger 2, let A, D ring open, mute B.
For C, To play C, press fret 1 on the B string with finger 2, let low E, G, high E ring open, mute A, D.
For G, To play G, press fret 2 on the A string with finger 2, let D, G, B ring open, mute low E, high E.
For A, To play A, press fret 2 on the D string with finger 2, let low E, A, high E ring open, mute G, B.
For E7, To play E7, let low E, D, B, high E ring open, mute A, G.

Barre: Use your index finger to press multiple strings on the same fret, keeping your finger flat.

You can play Love Is Like A Butterfly with the ↓-↓↑-↑↓↑ strumming pattern.